October 2, 1993 - A reading of Louise Erdrich's meditation “The Veils," an essay on the literal and figurative symbols of veils for women.
October 4, 1993 - Cornel West, philosopher and Princeton University religion professor, delivers a lecture at St. Paul’s Hamline University on race and American race issues.
October 4, 1993 - MPR’s Leif Enger profiles the dire state of affairs for small town theatres in rural Minnesota. Enger visits the Rialto Theatre in Grand Rapids and The Chief Theatre in Bemidji to find two very different outcomes.
October 4, 1993 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on Sharon Sayles Belton, president of the Minneapolis City Council, comments on reduction of crime in the city and push for gun control in Minneapolis.
October 5, 1993 - U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger comments on the status of conflict in Somalia and U.S. troops on the ground in a peace-keeping effort.
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October 7, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Michael Fedo about his research on the history behind the lynching of three Black men by a Duluth mob on June 15th, 1920.
October 8, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews director Bain Boehlke and actress Greta Schwerner on their stage production of The Diary of Anne Frank. The artists detail the approach in presenting the work.
October 8, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews American writer and activist Betty Frieden, who talks about the changing aging dynamics of men and women and her book, The Fountain of Age.
October 8, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer talks with author Gary Paulsen and illustrator Ruth Wright Paulsen about their book, Dogteam. The book that captures the exhilarating experience of a nighttime dogsled run through a snowy landscape.